Machine for setting lacing hooks or studs.



No. 811,839. g V PATENTBD PBBQa, 1906.

P. R. GLASS. MAGHINE FOR SETTING LAQING HOOKS OR STUDS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 23. 103..

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PATENTED FEB. 6, i906 P. R. GLASS.

MAGHINE FOR SETTING- LACI NG HOOKS OR STUDS. APPLIOATION FILED 001?.23.1903.

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No. 811,839. v PATENTBD FEB. 6, 1906. ,P. R. GLASS. MACHINE FOR SETTINGLAUING HOOKS 0R STUDS.

APPLICATION IILED OUT. 23, 1903.

No. 811,839. PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

P. R. GLASS. MACHINE FOR SETTING LAGING HOOKS 0R s runs.

APPLICATION FILED 00123. 1903..

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P. R. GLASS. MACHINE FOR SETTING LAGING HOOKS 0R STUDS.

APPLIOATiON FILED 00123. 1903..

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"PERLEY R. GLASS, or cursor; MASSACl-IUSET"S, ASSIGNOR TO THE PEERLES-naon1 anm cmmirvr, or nos'ron, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION ornAssAcuusErrs.

anion-un s FOR serriwe moms Hooks cs STUDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Febf e, 1906.

Application med ocate 23', 190a Serial 110,178,241.

1'!) It whom, it may concern.-

Be-it known that l, PERLEY R. ,GLASS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Quincy, in the county of Norfolk and State ofMassachuse'tts,have invented an Improvement in Machines for Setting Lacing Hooks orStuds, of which the following description,

in connection with the accompanying drawfrom the'hopper, a separatortofeed the hooks separatelyto a delivery-raceway, a setting-plungerprovided with a slidable hooksustaining,v 1 plate inovable substantiallyat right angles to the longitudinal axis of said plunger, saidhook-sustaining plate having coactinig therewith means to cause said:plate to enter the throat of the hook prior to setting the same and tobe Withdrawn from the throat of the hook after the hook has been set,and a punch having a clenching-surface, said punch beingmoved while inthe stock to thus feed the same into position to receive another hook ofthe series of hooks to be set. The parts referred to are so actuatedthat when the punch occupyin a position in the hole punched by it in t estock is moved and rought in line withthe hollow shank of a hook themovement-of the plunger and hook sustaining plate causes the hollowshank of the hook to be thrust into the hole in the stock and embracethe punch yet in the stock, said shank being then thrust through thestock until it meets the clenching-surface connected with and formingpart of the punch, said surface expanding the shank andsetting the hookin the stock. The hook-sustaining plate'is shown as provided atits'upper side with a setting-pocket to receive and position the head ofthe hookfand also as having a notch to embrace the neckof thehook. Thehoolesusiaining plate occupies a position in v the throat ofthehookwhiletne latter is being set in thestock and resists,as an anvil, thepressureof the clenchingeurface in upsetting or flanging the'shank oithe hook, thus pr e venting the closing of the throat of the hook whilesetting the shank thereof in the stock.

By mounting the hook-setting plate on the reciprocating plunger andmoving said plate only in a line at right angles to the longitudinalaxis of the plunger thev plate may be withdrawn freely from the throatof the said hook without any tendency whatever of opening the throat ofthe hook, which would be thelcase were the hook-setting plate moved inthe arc of a circle. The means for actuating the separator is soconstructed that the separator cannot bemoved to deliver a hook to thedelivery-raceway if the hook-sustaining plate then. in hook-receivingposition con tains a hook, such provision'preventing injury to thehook-feeding device employed to place thehook on saidhook-sustainingplate and obviating damage to the plate and race- -w'ay.'The lever, of the separator-actuating means carries a spring-pressedpawl and is moved by a radiusbar having a stud acted upon by a cam, thestud being kept in contact with saidcam by a spring. The radiusbar isalso connected with'the'lever carrying said pawl bya spring that permitsthe lever to be arrested inits forward movement should a thel1ookl'eedi11g device, moving in unison with the lever, be arrested byan 1mproperlylodged or imperfect hook. to is-not actuated positively,butv is moved by a spring in the direction to 'cause its pawl to actuatethe separator.- Thehooks are fed onto the hook-sustaining plate by ahooki'eeding. device, and in case a second hook should accidentallyenter the delivery-raceway before a hookstraddlingthe hook-sus tainingplate and next to be set is discharged. from said plate the pawlreferred to in the backward movement of said lever prepara-- tory toagain actuating the separatpr to deliver a hook-to thehook-sustaming'plate'will not be moved far enough to pop up behind andengage a dog carried by the separatorshaft for the reason that thehook-feeding device then in contact with the extra hook will arrest theforward movement of the lever and The leverrelerred its pawl, andconsequently the:separator will not be moved until after the hook lastsupplied to the receiving end o'i the'hook-setting plate-has been setinto the stock.

The hooklifter located in the hopper is moved intern'iit chines it hasalways been customary to make.

holes in the stock by a punch and to thenplace the punched stock by handin the hook-setting machine, placing each punched hole in successionover the point of the top set, andwhile the hook is held by the plungerits hollow shank has been forced through the stock. and against the topset. So also it has been common to force the shank of the hook throughthe stock, feeding the latter by hand; but this class of machine is usedonly in connection with very cheap work and unreliable, because thespacing of the hooks, due to feeding the stock by hand, can'bedetermined only by the eye of the operator, which results in' a lack ofuniformity in the spacing of the hooks that is readily discernible anddisfigures the work.

All prior machinesfor setting lacing-hooks have, been limited in theiraction to setting from one hundred and twenty-five to one hundred andforty hooks per minute; but in the machine herein to be described it ispossible to set hooks practically at the rate of four hundred and eightyto five hundred per minute. This greatgain in the number of hooks set-flows from the fact that the punch after punching the stock isimmediately moved to feed the stock automatically and uniformly intoline with the plunger and the fact that the hook-sustaining plate guidedby the plunger and made movable therein at right angles to theaxis ofthe plunger may be moved rapidly and withdrawn from the throat of theset hook without friction and without liability of opening the hook.

The machine hereinto be described -is shown as provided with a novelsystem of gages which are movable with the punch and the slide-framecarryingthe same as the punch acts to feed the stock, the stock beingahutted against said gages, as will be described, preparatory tosettingthe first of a series of hooks therein, said gages insuring theproper position for the first hook of the series, the automatic feedingof the stock thereafter ,spacing the hooks uniformly apart;

The reciprocating plunger herein shown and described, together with thehook-sustaining plate carried thereby and movable transversely of thelongitudinal axis of said plunger in one direction to place the platein" position to receive from the usual raceway a hook to be set and thenin the oppositedireetion to withdraw the plate from the set hook,

are shown a'nd'claimed, broadly, in my 00-' pending'application, SerialNo. 163,470, filed June 29,- 1903, wherein I have made an-affi davitunder Rule 75 to antedate a patent:

hearing date of July 28, 1903. So herein the plunger and hook-sustainingplate, both of my invention, enter into i combination with otheressential features of a hook-setting machine that I did not illustratein my said ap'' plication.

Figure 1 in side elevation represents a hook-sett ng machine embodyingmy present invention in one of the best forms now known .to me. Fig. 1is an inside View of the slideblock and part of the'punch-bar; Fig. l aview of the casting C detached. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of themachine shown in Fig.

1; Fig. 2 an inside view of the sliding frame C".- Fig. 2 shows theplunger detached.

Fig. 3 is a topview enlarged of the hook-sustaming-plate, means forsupporting it, and a lacing-hook held thereby. Fig. 4 is a sectionthereof in the line :0, together with the punch, the hook-sustainingshown in its lowere position. Fig. .5 is a view like Fig. '4, with thehook-sustaining plate and its plunger raised and the shank of the hookset in the stock: Fig. 6 is a detail like Fig. '5, showing the punchelevated and 9 (plate and plunger being the ho ok-sustaining platewithdrawn prep aratory to the descent of the plunger and 'platein itshook-receiving position. Fig'. 7 is a'section in the line as, Fig. 1.'Fig. 8 is a. front View of the hook-sustaining plate and means forcarrying the same together with its actu ating-cam. Fig. 9 is a sectionin the line 33 V Fig. 8, the cam and its shaft being omitted} Fig. 9 atop view of the hook-sustaining plate detached. Fig. 10 is averticalsectional detail of-the front portion of the machine, -chiefly to showthe separator and plunger and the novel means for actuating the same,together with the hook-sustaining .plate and means carrying the same.

'10 shows the hook-seater 42 detached. Fig. 11 is -,-a detail of the camfor raising the resser-foot, Fig; 12 is a detail showing a part of theseparator with a hook in .position thereon. Fig.- 13 shows part of theseparator and hook in the section-line as, Fig. 12, together with theraceway over which the hook slides from the separator on its way tothe'hook-sustaining plate. Fig. 14 is a plan TIO view looking down uponthe hook-sustaining plate, the lower raceway, separator, upperguide,"and presser-foot. Fig. 1'5 is an interior view of the hopper andhook-lifter, together with parts of the upper ends of the r'acewa Fig.16- is a vertical section throng the hopper looking at thesame fromthe-rear of the machine. Fig. 17 is a detail of the .pawl andpawl-carrier instrumental in the hook-lifter intermittingly. Fig.

18 and 19 show in section gages coacting with left and right hand sidesof the top of a shoe in which the hooks are to be set, and Fig. 20

is a detail to be referred to. The framework A of the machine is and maybe of any suitable shape to sustain the working part-s, said frameworkhaving a;foot orbase A to stand on a bench or, other suitable support.The upper part of the framework has secured to it by bolts A a stand A aportion of which is of substantially circular shape,-..as at A1, toconstitute a part of the hopper to receive the hooks, the other part ofthe hopper being a hat-shaped plate A, that is unite to the partA bysuitable screws .A. The stand A has a suitable bearing A, that receivesa shaft A, having secured to it within the hopper a hook-lifter A",shown as havingsev'eral arms (see Fig. that in the rota= tion of theshaft A engage the lacing'hooks thrown indiscriminately into the'hopperand liftithe same, the rotation of the lifter in the direction of thearrow, Fig. 1 5, gradually bringing the straight edges (1 of said armsin positiontoenable the hooks picked up by the edlges onto the receivingend of a racewayra' a down which rail said hooks slide and V on whichthey are strung and kept from fallving off by atop fail a The rail a isshown in Fig. 2 as curved'and as having coasting with its end aseparator a, and the hooks travel alon this rail to the end thereof andare finally delivered therefrom, as'r'epresented in Fig. 12, upon afinger 01 0f saidseparator, to be described,said finger at that timestanding in line with the space a, of-the deliveryracewaya The shaft Ais rotated intermittingly by or. through a hooked pawl b, pivoted at bona awl-carrier b one end of which is mounted oosely on saidshaft. Thepawl-carrier has a series of teeth I), (see Fig. 17,) that areconstantly in mesh with the teeth of'a rack-bar In, said bar derivingits movement through a stud b carried by a lever b, said stud entering.a slot in a link I),

jointed by a stud If to said rack. The stud b is embraced by a s n'ingb, the upper end of which is connected withthe stud b said spring givingway and letting the leverb move should a hookbe caught and heldimperfectly, thu's obviatin damage to said hook. The outer endof thelever b (see Fig. 2) has a roller or other stud B, that enters a 5 5cam-groove B in a cam-block 13*, provided with agroove B, (see Fig. 1,)that receives a belt (not shown) that embraces a small beltthe pins areengaged as in Fig. 1,-the rack is reciprocated tomovethe pawl, so thatit engages onenotch after another of "a ratchetwheelB", (shown in Fig.17 as having six on the shaft A". The shape of the notches inthe-ratchetewheel B is peculiar-that is, one side of each notch, as 2,is longer than the opposite side-and the right-angled toe 2 of thepawlenters the notch, and when the pawl is moving the ratchet re ul'arlyto turn the carrier in the direction of t e arrow 15 the end of the pawlabuts the longer side 2 of each notch, and at the extreme end of themovement of the pawl-carrier a pin 3 on the pawl meets a. finger 4,sustained from the head of the machine, and releases the pawl from the.

notch,'so that as the pawl-carrier is reversed in its movement, the rackthen descending, the pawl will ride up over the cam-shaped outer edge ofthe tooth and again enter the neert notoh,provided a hook has not beenimproperly lodged on the lifter and. has stopped its movements. Thedistance from one to the next notch of the ratchet-wheel 15 on the shaftcarrying the hook-lifter is such that the pawl-carrier musthave. a fullstroke between engaging one and the next notch. In caseof obstructionthe spring b", Fig. 16, yields to the upward movement of the end of thelever 6 with which it is connected, and stops the plete its full forwardstroke, and yet engages the same notch in the ratchet-plate, it followsthat the hook-lifter is turnedba'ckwardly and will not be a ain turnedforwardly to engage another tooth properly lodged and caused thestoppage is removed. To prevent undue movement of the .lifter and itsblades, the shaft is surrounded by a frictionspring m in contact at oneend with suitable adjusting-nuts m.

The main shaft B has fast on it inside the until the hook which wasiinframework a triangularcam C, that rotates inside the forked lower endof a lever C, having its fulcrum at C. The upper end of this I lever ismade as a toothed sector that en-' gages a segment C fast on the uppershaft C, i

said shaft havin its bearings" 1n the frame and being rovi ed at.itsfront end with a disk provi, ed with a roller-studC, that am 7 iece0,faston the punch-bar C3, the latter eing reciprocated in a .bearin" ina slideframe C, to be described, that t e punch 0 at the lower end -ofsaid. barmay descend-- u on thestocleand 'punch a hole therein at t edesired times.

or end that fits long sleeve-bearin cat its up loosely over agui ingdorlc,

The slide fiame C has a- 1 old. in suitab e.

.mounted loosely on the shaft C.

ears of the head of the framework, a tubular portion at the lower end ofthe frame C having fast to it a rod 0 the ends'of which slide freely inears 0 forming part of the head of the machine.

a block c that enters a vertical guideway c at the end of a casting C(see Fig. 1

Thiscasting'has a projectingslotted arm 0 (see Figs.

7 and 1,) that is entered by a stud 0?, carried by a slide 0 formingpart of the stock-feedingmeans, said slide having connected there-With-at 0 a link in turn jointed at 0 to one 15 a frame 0 inside ofwhich is a cam 0 that in 7 7 the rotation of the shaft B causes thelever to rise and fall and moves the sleeve for actuating the slideframe a greater or less distance, according to the distance requiredbetween one and the next hook to be set.

The punch has clamped to it by a bolt e the split end of a gage-carryingarm e, to which are adjustably applied two gages e and 6 the gage 6being shown as the shorter, said arm and gages partaking of the toand-fro movements of the slide-frame C The presseryfoot e is clampedupon'the upper end of a rod 6 having a stud e, that is acted upon by oneend of a lever 6 pivoted at e", the opposite end of said lever-having aroller-stud e", that is acted upon by a cam e, the cam being of suchshape as to lift the presser-foot when the punch is in the stock andfeeding the same, and at all other times the presser-foot is held downupon the stock on the. stock-support by means of a spring 6 (See Fig.2.) The workman may lift the rod e and resser-foot when desired by thetreadle-lever t, pivoted at t.

The stock rests on the stock-support 6 (see Fig. 1) while the punch actsto punch a hole in the stock and is moved laterally to feed and placethe stock in position immediately over the hollow shank s of the hook H,held by the hook-sustaining plate, so that as the latter holdin the hookfirmly is raised it will push the en -of said shank into the hole in'thestock yet occupied by the punch, causing the. shank of the hook toembrace the punch, pass through the stock, and meet theclenching-surfacef, the latter actingto flange or turn over, as in Figs.5 and 6, the end of {the shank of the lacing-hook and set the same inthe stock, after which while the stock is clamped the punch rises, andby a move'-.

The slide-frame C at its in--' ner side (see Fig. 2) has a stud c, thatreceives mentof the carriage the punch is returned to itsstarting-point. The hook-sustaining plate is withdrawn from the throatof the hook and is lowered into its starting position.

The separator a is fast on or forms part of a shaft f, (shown by dottedlines, Fig. 14, and full lines in Fig. 10,) having a suitable bearing inthe framework. The right-hand end of said shaft has clamped upon it byav or stop n, supported by,the framework. The

finger of theseparator has to be withdrawn from the hook. in order thatthe hook mayslide off and enter the grooveof the deliveryraceway to beacted upon by the hook-feeding device 7, the forward end of which meetsthe hook in the throat of after the same has been dropped from'thefinger of the separator (see Fig. 10) and pushes said hook directly intothe setting-pocket f forminga .part of the hook-sustainingplate f Theseparator is moved to'deliver hooks to the hook-sustaining plate one ata time by or through the action of the lever g, pivoted at its lower endon a stud g and provided at its upper end with anotch g that receives aroller-stud g, (see Figs. 1 and 2,) carried by a screw g that extendsthrough a slot 9*,

Fig. 1, of the framework. The stud g enters a threaded hole in thehook-feedin device 7, said stud and slot guiding said feeding device asthe latter is moved between the framework and plate 9 held in lace byascrew g said plate being artially broken out in Fig. 10. The hookeedingdevice in its movements meets the hooks singly'and places them one byone in the setting-pocket of the hook-sustaining plate. derives itsmotion from a roller-stud h of a radius-bar loose on the stud g. Thestud h is extended through an elon ated' slot h of the lever g and isacted upon y the face of a cam 7L in contact with said cam bya spring72?. .T e radius-bar is yieldingly connected with a rod h", extendedfrom the leverg, by a spring b and it will thus be seen that. said leverg is The stud of the radius-bar is ke t The lever g operated yieldinglyin both. directions, which enables thelever to cease moving whenever thehook-feeding device is stopped by an improperly-lodged hook or theseparator isclogged and its proper movement restricted."

The upper end ofv the leverghas extended from .it an arm upon which ispivoted at y a sepa rater-moving pawl 9 (shown best inFigs. 1 and 10)and acted upon by a compressed bio spring g, sustainedin a hole in saidprojecting arm, said spring serving normally to lift the end of the pawlto an extent determined by an adjusting device, shown as a setscrew 9,extended from the short arm of said pawl and abuttlng a depending earot' return of the lever the lower end of the (log ation.

' dog f dropped by the separator nto the throat a meets and depressesthe pawl. so that the pawl may pass the dog and;innnediately rise infront of tlie sanie ready for another oper- The pawl and thehook-feeding device are each moved by the same lever g, the lever whenmoved in one direction turning the separator to discharge a hook andwhen moved inthe opposite direction moving the hooloi'eeding device toact on a hook in the throat a and feed thesan'ie onto the hooksustainingplate, to be described, and the length of the pawl and the length of theplungerare such that if the longer is arrested be fore it completes itsfull activestroke the inactive or return stroke of the pawl will bearrested, and aresult the pawl will not he put in its operative positionin front of the For instance, if a hook shouldbe and .the hook-feedingdevice in its 'lorward movement should meet said hook and there shouldyet be'a hook on the hook-sustaining plate, said hook not having beendischarged from said plate, the second or intruding hook will strikeagainst the hook yetheld in the setting-throat and Will be arrestedbefore the pawl on its return or inactive stroke is moved fully past thedogff Arresting the further movement of the separatorundersuchciroumstances prevents the discharge of another or intruding hookinto the throat. This is a matter of very great inn ortance in hooksetting machines and enab: es the separator to feed hooks unerringly oneat a time to the throat a" and to feedsaid hooks to said throat only atthe proper time and after the hookfeeding device has made a full-strokeand deposited. a hook on the hoolosustaining plate. The-hook-feedingdevice having been arrest;- ed by ahook yet on the hook-sustainingplate,the separator Willnot be again inoved until the hook on thehook-sustaining plate has been disposed of.

The front end of the main shaft B is prov1ded with a'triangnlar cam m,that enters'a' hollow yoke m forming part oi thespindle or plunger mcarrying the hook sustaining platef. The spindle or plunger is composedof a plurality of parts which aro'adjustz-ihle to place thehook--sustaii1i ng plate at exactly the proper height with relation tothe descent of the anvil and punch. "The upperportior or head m of thespindle or plunger is slotted to form space 5, having sidewalls groovedat 6 to 'l'orni a guideway for the reception of the edges of the hotk-susta'ining plate, the end of which crosses the slotin the plunger.The

hool=sustaining plate shown has a settingpocket f at its upper side andextended but partially through said plate, (see Figs. 3 to 6,) wheresaid pocket is shown as formed by reeessing a projection 30 at the uiperside of the hook-sustaining plate, (see also Fig. 9%) the recess beingof substantially the she e and size of the shoulder 31 of the hook orthe part at the inner end of the tubular shank from which starts theneck 7, supporting the head #5 of the hook. This pocket by actingagainst the circular edge of the shoulder 31 insures the accurateplacing of said hook on the hook-sustaining plate in proper position tobe set into the stock, leaving the head of the hook always pointed injust the proper direction. The hook-sustaining plate is further shown asnotched at its end at 10 to embrace the neck 7 of the hook, while thehead 8 thereof below the end of the hook sustail iing plate is containedin the slot or space 5 at the upper'end of the plunger. Thesetting-plate prevents strain exerted in upsetting the tu bular shank ofthe hook to secure the same to the stock tronrheing thrown onto the headof the hook, thus relieving the head of the hook from any strain due tosetting the same, which might have a tendency to-olosc the throat of thehook, which is of an estab' lished size, each size of hook is made totakea lacing of an established number or size. 'The hook-sustainingplate back of the poeketf has a hole 62, invvhich maydescend the punchin case the punoh should for any reason protrude through the shank ofthe hook in the act of setting the same in the stock. The depending armm of the hooksustaining plate has a guide-rod m, that is free to slidein a transverse hole in the part m of the s Sindle, and an ear m",extended back- Wardly trend the hook-sustaining plate, has a hole on(see Fig. 9,) in which is placed a stud 32, that enters the slottedupper end of ale-- ver '11", pivoted: at n on a stud extended throughears of the front covering-plate D, held in place by screws D. Thislever has a tubular portion of, that receives an adj ustingscrew-n anda-spring n, the springfbearing on a plunger 71, also, contained in thetubular portirm, the lower end of the plunger resting on a portion ofsaid C(JVGI'lIlQ PlSdLG, said- -spr1ng acting normally to keep the rolln carried.- by said lever, against a cam 12 at the extren'lo end of theshalt B. This cam at the proper time contacts with said roller-stud andslides outwardly with relation to the spindle, the -hook-sustainingplate Withdrawing the same from the throat of the hook in' a line at.right angles to the longitudinal axis ofthe plunger, and consequentlythere,

is no tendency of the hook-sustaining plate to stick in the throat ofthe hook or of spreading the throat of the hook as were thesustaining-plate Withdrawn from the hook in "a circular path. The hooksare spaced uniformlv in the two halves 0 of the top of shoe, and toinsure this uniform spacing in both halves of the top I employ the gagese and 6 The endmost. gage e farthest from the punch in operationreceives inline with shoe-upper 0, said top being, say, for the lefthandside of the shoe, whereas the gage e when the hooks are to be set in therighthand side 0 of the top, meets the upper edge of the top. (See Fig.18.) Figs. 18 and 19 show the tops in theirengaging positions, and oneach top there is shown a circle 36, which represents the point wherethe punch first meets the stock to punch a hole therein, and thereafterthe unch when the slide-tram is moved to ena le the unch to .feed thestock moves the stock an gages uniformly.

The index of the scale a, over which the pointer moves, (see Fig.v 2,)is designed to indicate the size length of shoes, and the lever isadjusted to bring thepointer opposite the number of the indexrepresenting the size length of the shoe inwhich the hooks are to beset. It will be understood that the uppermost hook of the top alwaysoccu ies a position in all lengths of shoes at exact y the same distancefrom the upper edge of the top, and the lowermost hook or the one nextthe row of eyelets should occupy a position always at the samedistancerfrom the bottom of the top,

- whatever-the number of eyelets set into the top. The gages referred tosecure the proper position for either of these extreme hooks,

whichever may be set first, and by the ad-' justnient of thefeed-regulator the remain ing hooks are always set at exactly the properestablished distance from the top or bottom hook, that, the series ofhooks may occupy just the proper positions with relations to the top, nomatter what the size length of the Shoe.

In operation let it be supposedthat one or other top parts 0 0 are inposition. If, for instance, a hook is to be set in the right-hand top,Fig. '19, the bottom end thereof will be placed in line with the edge ofgage c and the,

body of the top will be slid under the gage e The first hook to be setinthe left-hand side of the topis set at theproper distance from the topend of the-top, and in setting-said hook in said left-hand part of thetop the top end thereof is laced against the gage 5 located neapest t 1epunch, said ga being use ful only for setting the first hooi'at the topend of the left-hand side of the top,the' proper setting of each secondand succeeding hook in the top being insured through the actipn of theunch and clamp, they operating alternate y and feeding the stockautolnati'callytor the distance required to accurately space'the :hooksin the top. Now the punch descends,

punches a hole in the stock, and the sliding frame carrying the punch ismoved to the left, carrying the stock with it until the punch stops overthe longitudinal center of. the

plunger. Prior'to this, however, the hook feeding device f has acted totransfer a hook into the setting-pocket oi the hook-sustaining plate,this being done while the hook-sustaining plate and spindle or plungeroccupy their lowest positions and'while the punch is acting to punch ahole in the stock and feed the same into hook-sustaining positioni Nowthe spindle or plunger and hook-sustaining plate rise, causing thehollow shank of thehook to fit over the exterior. of the punch thenstanding in a hole in the stock 8", the

and meeting the clenching-surface f, which flares outwardly and liesover against the inner side of the stock then uppermost a part of theshank of the hook, thus upsetting the shank and firmly securing the hookto the stock. 'Thisxlone, the punch rises and the carriage is movedbackwardly to its farthest position and the hook-sustaining plate isretracted from the throat of the hook and the plunger is then loweredwith the plate into starting position. It will be understood that thegage isnecessary only to establish the positionof the first hook to beset and on the return of the punch after the first setting operation thepunch. is moved over the stock held by the presser foot and the gage isno longer operative to control the position of the stock,

for this 'osition is secured Wholly by the presser-i dot and workplatewhich clamps the stock and'by the punch which stands in the stock whenthe resser-foot is lifted from y the stock.

The work-support has a finger 40, provided 7 with a hole to receive theshank (see dotted lines,Fig. 14) of a hook-seater 42, held 'in place bya set-screw 41. The hook-scater is shaped as best shown in Fig. 10 andit occupies such position, Fig. 10, that as the setting-plunger rises,should the hook not be fullyo'n the hook-sustaining plate, the tubularshank of the hook will meet the inclined end 43 ofthe seater and willcrowd the hook ,firmly onto the endof the hook-sustaining plate and willact as a means for maintaining the hook in setting. position on thehook-sustaining plate preparatory-to the shank of the hookbeing-passedover the punch to be set in the stock.

einese plunger passes-th'ehollow shank of the hook through the holes inthe stock, outsidethe punch then occupyinga position in the stock,

the end of the hook meeting the clenchingsurface, flanging or turningoutwardly thehollow shank .of' the hook and setting the same in thestock, and I desire to claim this class of machine broadly,

The short arm of the lever t, ivoted at t,

has a hole in its longer arm, wi which may be connected a rod leading toany usual treadle, so that by turning said lever the rod e andPresser-foot may be raised for the inser-.

- tion or removal of work.

The hook -seater 42 herein shown is not herein claimed, as the same hasbeen made the subjeot-matteroi broad claimsin another application,Serial No. 226,936, filed October 3 1904. I 1

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecureby Letters Patent, is-

1'. In a hook-settingmachinaa plunger,

and a movable hook-sustaining plate mounted therein and provided at itsupper side with a setting-pocket to receive and position the shoulder ofthe hook to beset, and means to move said .hook sustaining ."platelaterally with relation'to the longitudinal axis of said plunger. a I

2. In ahook-setting machine, a plunger, a

hook-sustaining cplate located at the end thereof and gui thereby andprovided at its upper side with a setting-pocket to receive, act againstand osition the shoulder or that art-oi the 1100 c at the enlarged endof the shank to which is joined. the neck of the hook,

' the hook hasbeen set.

3. In a hook-setting machine, a plunger, a hoolk sustaining platemovably mounted in sa1 raise portion recessed to receive and positionthe hook, and having a notch in its end to embrace the neck of saidhook.

, 4. In a hook-setting machine, a stock-sup port, a punch to punch thestock for the re.- ception of the shank of a hook to be set in thestock, means to move the punch to feed the stock, a clenching-surface,combined witha plunger, a hook sustaining plate carried thereby, meansto! move said plunger and plate to setthe hook carried by said plate,and means to move said plateat rightangles to the longitudinal axis ofsaid plunger after 5. In a hook-setting machine, a plunger (plunger andhaving atits upper side a' plate provided at its upper end withasettingpocket to receive and position the hook to be set, a punchhaving a clenching surface,

vmeans for automatically moving said punch "to enter and then to feedthe stock into set.- ting position.

6. A plunger, a hook-sustaining plate carried thereby, adelivery-raceway for conducting hooks to said hook-sustaining plate, adevice, and means to move it to supply hooks to said delivery-racewayone by one and stop the supply of ooks to said raceway when a hook hasbeen improperly lodged therein.

7. In a hook-settingmachine, a stock-support, a punch provided with aclenching-surto change the relative position of said plunger-With itshook-sustaining plate and. said 'face, means to move said punch-to puncha hole in and ,to feed the stock over the stock, support, combined witha' plunger, a hook' sustaining plate carried thereby and meansclenching-suriace'to set in stock a hook sustained by said plate, andmeans to movesaid plate at the end of said plunger and substantially atright angles to the longitudinal axis thereof to withdrawsaid plate fromthe throat of a set-hook.

8.111 a machine of the class described, a delivery-raceway, a separatorhavin a finger iJOIGOBlVB the ho'oksto be delivers to said raceway, ashaft to which said separator isattached, a stop, a dog adjustablymounted on said shaft to provide for locating the finger of r theseparator correctly in said raceway, means acting normally to retainoneend of sa1d dog agamst sa1d stop and maintain sa1d separator in positionto receive a hook,'and means actmg on said dog to turn the same and theseparator to effect the delivery of a hook.

9. In a machineof the class described, a delivery-raceway, a separatorhaving a finger to receive the hook to be delivered to said raceway, ashaft to which said separator is attached, a stop, a dog adjustablymounted on] said shaft to provide for locating the finger of theseparator correctly in said raceway, and

means acting normally to retain one endof sa1d dog against said stop andmaintain sa1d separator in position to receive a hook, a le ver, and asprin'gpressed pawl pivoted on theseparator correctly in said raceway,and

means acting normally to retaiu=one end of said dog against said stopand maintain said separator inposition to receive a hook, and a leverprovided with a springpressed pawl that is acted upon by the end of'thedog to depress said pawl during the backward movement of said leverafter having turned, the separator.

11. Ina machine of the class described, a main raceway,'adelivery-raceway, a separator at the junction of said racewayspresenting a finger occupyinga normal position to j receive fromtliemain raceway and sustain a hook, combined with a lever, and a separator:moving pawl movable with said lever, a spring acting against said pawl,and an adjusting device to determine the extent ofmovement of said pawlby said spring;

12. In a machine for setting lacing-hooks,

a hopper, a rotatable lifter therein for selecting l'lOOkS'fIOlIl a massof hooks, a raceway upon which said rotatable lifter delivers lacinghooks, means to movesaid lifter forwardly and to return the sameautomatically to its starting-point should its forward move ment havebeen obstructed by a lodged hook.

13. In a machine for inserting lacing-hooks, e

a raceway, a hopper, a series of blades to pick up hooks contained insaid hopper, means to bring the blades in register with said raceway andto turn said blades backwardly should the forward movement of a blade beobstructed by a hook lodged between a blade and the raceway. c p

14. In a machine of the class described, a raceway, a hook-lifter havinga ratchet-wheel provided with notches, a toothed pawl-carrier having apawl to engage the notches-of said ratchet-wheel, a rack in engagementwith the teeth of'said pawl-carrien a lever,

means to move said lever, and a spring con- 7 necting saidlever withsaid rack arid moving the latter in a direction to turn the hooklifterin a direction to deliver-to saidraceway the hooks sustained thereby,said spring be ing adapted to yield when the movement-0f the lifter isobstructed to obviate breaking the machine.

l5. In a'machine of the class described, a

raceway, a hook-lifter having a ratchet-Wheel provided withinotc-hes, atoothed'pawl-carrier having a pawlto engage the notches of saidratchet-wheel, a rack in engagement With" the teeth of saidpawl-carrier,a lever,

means to move said lever, a spring connect lng said lever w th said rackand movln-g the latter in a direction to turn the hook lifter in. adirection to deliver to saidiraceway the hooks sustained thereby, andmeans coacting with said pawl at the end of .eachforward stroke of thepawl-carrier to'release said pawl from the-notch of the ratchet-wheelthatfithe pawl-carrier-and pawl may be movedrback' ward-1y,

- 16..' Inainachine of the classdescribed, a

' i raceway, a hook-lifter having a ratchet-wheel provided with notches,s; toothed pawl-canv 'rier having-a pawl to engage the notches of saidratchet wheel, aslotted rack in'engagement with the teeth of saidpawl-carrier,a

lever'having a pin entering the slot of said.

rack, a spring connecting said lever with said rack, means to move saidlever in one direction that the spring connected therewith may move therack to turn the hook-lifter to deliver hooksto said raceway, saidspring yielding and permitting the rack-bar to stop when the movement ofthe lifter is obstructed by a hook, the" pin of said lever, when thelatter is moved in an opposite direction,'meetingone end of the slot insaid-rack-bar and causing the pawl when in engagement with a'notch ofsaid ratchet-wheel to turn the same and the lifter backwardly as and forthe purpose described 17. In a machine of the class described, a

hopper having a passage for the delivery of hooks, a rotatablehook-lifter, a raceway to which thehook-lifter'delivers hooks, a ratchetwheel fast on the axis of said hook-lifter, a paw carrier, a pawl havinga lug engaging a notch in said ratchet-wheeh; means to release saidpawl, and yielding'means for ac-- tuating said pawl-carrier whereby incase ofv shaft, yielding actuating means for said pawlcarrier, a pawlmounted-onsaid carrier, a,

ratchet-wheel fixed to said shaft andha-ving notches to be engaged bysaid pawl, and adevice to lift and disengage saidpawl from the-notchesof said wheel only after thepawlcarrier has been moved for itsfullfeed-ing stroke.

' 19. In a machine of the class described, a I

lacingehook lifter having an attached-ratchetactuating-means thereforcomprising a pawl and pawl-carrier, 'a rackconnected therewith,

a spring connected with said rack, a lever jo'ined with said spring,and'means to move said lever said spring permitting the pawl:

carrier to be arrested whenthe lifter ishlogged but without stoppingsaid lever.

20. In a machine ofthe class described, a lifter for lacing-hooks ,and ashaft to which said lifter is connected, combined with actuating meanstherefor comprisin .a rierand-pawl, a ratcliebtoothed -w means foractuating said pawl-carrier and pawbthat movement may be arrested,whenever the lifter is clogged by a hook, said I 10 i wheel providedwith notches, combined with awl-careelfiXed" to the shaft carrying thelifter, and yielding pawl at suehtime retaining its engagement eunaew21. In a machine of the class described, a. 5 punch and set,l,means tomove the "same laterally to feed-thestock, combined with a top end gagemovable longitudinally therewith during the feeding operati on. '22. Ina machine ofthe class. described, a to punch and set, and means to movethe same aterally to feed the stock combined with a top endgageadjustable 'With relation to said punch and set and movablelongitudinally therewith the operation of feeding the i5 stock.

23. Inamachine of the class described, a

punch and set, a slide carrying *said punch a and set, means to move thepunch in the slide, means to move the slide While the punch is in 20 thestock'that the latter may feed the stock, and two'e'nd gages carried byand movable with said slide as the punch is moved to feed the stock.

24. In a hook-setting machine, stock-feed 2 5 ing means and'connectedendgages movable therewithand determining the position of the stock priorto the engagement of the stock by the stock-feeding means. 25. Inshook-setting machine, support, a punch-bar having a punch. for feedingthe stock, a slide sustaining a punch.- bar, means to move the punch-barto enter the stock to feed the same, meansto move the slide horizontallythat thepunch may 3 5 feed the stock, and an end ga e movable with theslide and punch as th latter feedsthe stock. I 1 I 26. In ahook-setting. machine,.a stocksupport, a punch, means to move the same40 movable horizontally with said punch and determining the position ofthe sho'e upper on the stock-support prior to the action of the punch infeedin the stock.

4.5 27. Ina machine ior setting lacing-hooks,

stock feeding means including supportfineans to move sai a stock-'vertically and horizontally, and two end gages a, sliding frame, anend-ga e movable longitudinally with said frame uring the feeding-of thestock, and devices to adjust the feeding stroke oI the stock-r'eedinmeans and gage. tothe 5 size number of the s cc, that the ottom and tophooks of a series of hooks may be prop efl yset irrespective otthelength or size of t e' s 0e.

28. In a hook-setting machine,a stocl support, 'a clamping-foot, meansto move It to clamp and release the stock, a punch,- a

carrying-slide therefonmeans to actuate the punch in said slide to uncha hole inthe stock while the latter is 0 am ed on the stock-- slide and'unc'h laterally while the stock-is unclampe that the punch maymove thestock over the Worksupport a plungerhaving means to sustain the hooh tobe set, actuating means for said 65 plunger ,and an end ga e'carried bysaid slide, 1 to operate substantially as described;

hook-setting machine, a stoiclnv support, a clamping-foot, means to moveit to clamp and release the stock, a punch,1a '7'0 carrying-slidetherefor, means to actuate the f,

punch insaidslideto pun h a hole in the stock while the latter isclamped on the stocksupport, means to move said slide and-punchlaterally while the stock is unclamped that 7 5 the punch may movethezstock over the worksup ort, a plunger havingmeans to sustain the ookto be set, actuating means for said plunger, and two end 'ga escarriedby said slide, one being-adjustab e withrjelationto: the other andoperating substantially asde scribed. j

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this'specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. PERLEY- R. Witnesses:

Geo. W. Ganeomr, Enrrn M. Sronnnnn.

